Introduction
The government has launched the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) on 19th
August 2016 to promote apprenticeship training and incentivize employers who wish to engage
apprentices. NAPS has replaced Apprentice Protsahan Yojna (APY) from 19th August 2016.
While APY provided sharing of 50% of the stipend as prescribed by the Government only for the
first two years, NAPS has provision for sharing of expenditure incurred in both providing
training and stipend to the apprentice as follows:
• Reimbursement of 25% of prescribed stipend subject to a maximum of Rs. 1500/-
per month per apprentice to all apprentices to employers.
• Sharing of the cost of basic training in respect of fresher apprentices (who come
directly for apprenticeship training without formal training) limited to Rs. 7500/- per
apprentice for a maximum duration of 500 hours/3 months.

NAPS was launched with an ambitious objective of increasing the engagement of apprenticeship
from 2.3 Lakhs to 50 Lakhs cumulatively by 2020. We have received an encouraging response
from 1.43 Lakh students who have registered since the launch of the scheme in August.
Ministry of Defence has also shown support for NAPS, by asking all PSUs under it engage over
10% of total workforce as apprentices. Hon’ble Prime Minister recently distributed
reimbursement cheques to 15 establishments under NAPS in an event on 19 th December in
Kanpur.
A user-friendly online portal (www.apprenticeship.gov.in) has been launched in order to
facilitate the easy processing of entire apprenticeship cycle and for effective administration and
monitoring of the scheme. The portal provides end to end service for the employer from
registration and mentioning vacancy to submitting claims, and for the apprentice from
registration to receiving and accepting offer letters online.
MSDE is working towards promoting the skilling ecosystem through its initiatives to provide the
incentives to employers and creating a regulatory framework to promote compliance. I strongly
believe that our initiatives such as NAPS will enable us to create an industry-ready workforce
and help us transform India into the ‘Skill Capital of the world . Contact details
Nodal Officer:- Sh. Prabhjot Singh, Mobile -9779903449, email:- appgitichd@gmail.com